MUMBAI: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has appointed Achint Gupta as the head of content and media management.

Gupta brings with him 12 years of content and media experience having worked until recently as a cricket producer with Star Sports as well as media houses like India Today and Times Now.

KKR CEO Venky Mysore said, “With a view to focusing on building the KKR brand and deepening our engagement with our fans, we are investing more in content development under Achint’s leadership.”